The March 8 Alliance is a coalition of various political parties in Lebanon. It had been the ruling coalition in Lebanon with the government headed by prime Minister Najib Mikati from June 2011 until 23 March 2013.[1]

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The name dates back to 8 March 2005 when different parties called for a mass demonstration in downtown Beirut in response to the Cedar Revolution. The demonstration thanked Syria for helping stop the Lebanese Civil War and the aid in stabilising Lebanon and supporting the Lebanese resistance to the Israeli occupation.